James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH): Recent submissions
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Prevalence of undernutrition among U-5 children & factors associated with health care seeking behaviors of mothers: a cross sectional study at slum areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-01)1.1 Introduction Undernutrition amongst children under the age of five of age in urban slums of Dhaka is a concerning public health issue and needs to be addressed for preventing further worsening of the condition. ... -
Assessing knowledge and practices for covid-19prevention among students from class 8th & 9th standard in selected schools and equivalent grades level of madrasas in cox bazar districts, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023)Background: Knowledge and practices are crucial cognitive components in public health, especially in health promotion and prevention (Ferdous et al., 2020).this paper examines knowledge and practice among students of 8th ... -
Knowledge and practice regarding Covid-19 prevention: a cross sectional study among the school going students (6-9 grade) in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023)Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Sufficient and appropriate knowledge towards COVID-19 is significant in ... -
Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023)The adherence to COVID-19 preventive practices can be influenced by the level of knowledge regarding prevention practices. This study assessed the knowledge and practices of COVID-19 prevention among Madrasa students in ... -
Knowledge and practice on Covid-19 : a practicum on Covid-19 preventive knowledge and practice among the male and female students from 6th-9th standards of schools and from equivalent grade levels of madrasas in sadar and Pekua upazillas of Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023)Introduction: With the establishment of COVID-19 vaccination program for young and adult population, community’s resilience on COVID-19 prevent measures are still being crucial. After reopening of school and educational ... -
Exploring the sexual health seeking behaviors of hijra community in Dhaka: a qualitative study
(Brac University, 2023)Introduction Hijra people in Bangladesh are stigmatized in various aspects of their lives including the healthcare system. This study aimed to explore the sexual health service seeking behavior of Hijra people in Dhaka ... -
Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene management among the Rohingya refugee adolescent girls in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A mixed method study
(Emerald Publishing, 2021-05-15)Purpose About half of the 16% adolescents in the world experience menstruation. Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a health concern and challenge especially in humanitarian situations as experienced by Myanmar Rohingya ... -
Association of household wealth and education level with hypertension and diabetes among adults in Bangladesh: A propensity score-based analysis
(Wiley Online Library, 2021-05-15)Objective: To determine the association of household wealth and education level with hypertension and diabetes in Bangladesh using propensity score (PS) analyses. Methods: A nationally representative sample of the ... -
Knotted realities: Understanding what delays early and child marriage for girls in urban slums of Bangladesh
(Bangladesh Development Initiative, 2021-04)Bangladesh has the fourth-highest prevalence of early and child marriage in the world. This trend has declined slightly over the years, but there is a dearth of research regarding underlying reasons. This article explores ... -
Bangla hate speech detection on social media using attention-based recurrent neural network
(De Gruyter, 2021-04-09)Hate speech has spread more rapidly through the daily use of technology and, most notably, by sharing your opinions or feelings on social media in a negative aspect. Although numerous works have been carried out in ... -
The effects of polio eradication efforts on health systems: A cross-country analysis using the Develop–Distort Dilemma
(Oxford Academic, 2021-04-21)Vertical disease control programmes have enormous potential to benefit or weaken health systems, and it is critical to understand how programmes’ design and implementation impact the health systems and communities in which ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity Among Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of demographic and health survey 2017-18
(Science Direct, 2021-04-16)This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity among Bangladeshi adults (≥18 years) using the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey ... -
Adolescents’ experiences of covid-19 in Chittagong and Sylhet divisions, Bangladesh
(GAGE, 2021-04)This study is part of a cross-country series designed to share emerging findings in real time from qualitative interviews with adolescents and school teachers in the context of covid-19. The young people involved are part ... -
Public health education post-COVID-19: A proposal for critical revisions
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Implications of Birth-Dose Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus in Southeast Asia
(MDPI, 2021-04-12)The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) covers 11 countries with a combined population of about 2 billion people, making it the most populous of the six WHO regions. In 1992, the WHO ... -
Association of leisure-time physical activity with perceived general health status among hypertensive people: An analysis of NHANES 2015–18
(Nature, 2021-03-23)Although leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) improves general health, little is known about its impacts on the health of hypertensive people within the United States. We investigated the general health of hypertensive ... -
Loops and Building Blocks: A Knowledge co-Production Framework for Equitable Urban Health
(Springer Link, 2021-03-18)This paper sets out a structured process for the co-production of knowledge between researchers and societal partners and illustrates its application in an urban health equity project in Accra, Ghana. The main insight ... -
A holistic approach to promoting early child development: A cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh
(BMJ Journals, 2021-03-16)Introduction In low- and middle-income countries, children experience multiple risks for delayed development. We evaluated a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention including behavioural reco ... -
Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight
(eLife, 2021-03-09)From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated ... -
Barriers and facilitators to knowledge translation activities within academic institutions in low- And middle-income countries
(Oxford Academic, 2021-03-01)The barriers and facilitators of conducting knowledge translation (KT) activities are well-established but less is known about the institutional forces that drive these barriers, particularly in low-resource settings. ...
